Hi,

I am a non-native English speaker. I was going through the practice questions on OG 13th edition and I found myself confused when came across the below:

OG 13th Edition SC Q68 -


Outlining his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health, the chief executive's plans were announced on Wednesday fpr cutting the company'shuge debt bv selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months.

A executive's plans were announced on Wednesday for cutting the company's huge debt byselling nearly $12 billion in assets overthe next 18 months

B executive's plans, which are to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months, were announced on Wednesday

C executive's plans for cutting the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months were announced on Wednesday

D executive announced plans Wednesday to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months

E executive announced plans Wednesday that are to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months



OA: executive announced plans Wednesday to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12billion in assets over the next 18 months.

I got the answer wrong because I thought there should be 'on' preceding Wednesday.

Could someone explain this to me please?

Thanks a lot for your time

This question is a mess. and difficult

But what you have to do as first thing is to ask your self

what the CEO did ?? announced something ----> so the plans do not announced itself also the first threee choices are in passive voice and are incorrect



So now we remain with D and E

As such, E has the problem the words: that are to cut the company's huge seems that the plans cut the huge debt by itself

So D is the best choice

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